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True lifelong financial planning
for the serious business of life.
True lifelong financial planning for the serious business of life.
True lifelong financial planning
for the serious business of life.
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Category: Financial Planning
The Clarion Investment Committee met on 18 April 2024. The following notes summarise the main points of consideration in the Investment Committee discussions but have been updated to include commentary on recent events and the wider implications for financial markets. Economic, Political and Business Snapshot Economics UK inflation fell to 3.2% in the 12 months […]
Category: Financial Planning, Investment management, Our team news
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”. George Bernard Shaw. 1856-1950. Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. The UK Economy. The last couple of years have been hard for the UK economy. Growth has ground to a halt and consumer spending power has come under […]
Category: Financial Planning
It was with sadness that many in the academic and economic worlds learned of the passing of influential psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman in March 2024. Kahneman, who was perhaps most widely known for his best-selling book Thinking, Fast and Slow, had enjoyed nearly 70 years in academia. In that time he made several significant […]
Category: Financial Planning, Investment management
Recently, our non-executive director Keith Thompson met up with one of our valued clients for a drink and a chat. Sadly, this client’s wife is seriously ill but, despite his challenging circumstances, he had a positive outlook. He said: “I’m lucky Keith. I have good support from family and friends, and I don’t have to […]
Category: Financial Planning, Lifestyle
The Clarion Investment Committee met on 21 March 2024. The following notes summarise the main points of consideration in the Investment Committee discussions but have been updated to include commentary on recent events and the wider implications for financial markets. Economic, Political and Business Snapshot Economics UK business activity expanded in March as the manufacturing […]
Category: Financial Planning
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius, Chinese philosopher, born Kong Qiu 551-479 BCE. ECONOMIC UPDATE Britain’s recession is over, inflation is beaten, and interest rates are heading down. That, in a nutshell, was the upbeat message from the March UK Budget. But delve into the Budget numbers and […]
Category: Business
“Entrepreneurial loneliness” is common among many business owners we speak to. Setting up and running a successful business requires long hours, and you may not always have the “sounding board” of a peer or someone in the same position who you can talk to. Inc. reports that 75% of small business owners are concerned about their […]
Category: Business
Buy low, sell high. As an investor, you’ve probably heard this maxim before and, on paper, it seems to make a lot of sense. If you buy an investment product at a low price and sell it at a high price, you should make a nice profit. However, it is almost impossible to “time the […]
Category: Investment management